Goodly afternoon all...
Been awhile since I posted a flight so here are a few shots on ice and snow.
FSX and Windows 7
FS Water Configurator
Aircraft: DeHavilland DH80 Puss Moth on skis
Freeware by Milton Shupe and Team
Location: Antarctica...
McMurdo Station
Departure: NZWD Williams Field
Snow Runway
Arrival: NZPG Pegasus Blue Ice Runway
FSX Southernmost Airport Reward...
The McMurdo Station at Antarctica is located 1850 nm south of New Zealand. The station has 3 ice and 2 snow runways registered under 3 airports. The station has no navigational aids so all approaches are visual. Operations on the ice and snow runways are difficult due to the reduced braking ability and because the runways are difficult to locate from the air.
The following runways are available at the station:
NZWD
Williams Field
72 ft elevation
07/25
Snow
10.000 ft
15/33
Snow
10.000 ft
NZIR
Sea ice runway
1 ft elevation
11/29
Ice
10.000 ft
16/34
Ice
10.000 ft
NZPG
Pegasus blue ice runway
18 ft elevation
15/33
Ice
10.000 ft
In FSX you'll earn the "Southernmost Airport" reward for landing at NZPG:
I was trying to show the difference between Ice and Snow Runways in FSX without Payware.
Not sure if I accomplished that or not...
Check out the Simviation Download Site...lots of great stuff there...
This aircraft has no brakes while on skis...
NZWD Williams Field...snow runway and tail coming up...
Now on Full Skis during takeoff run...
NZPG's ice runway and aircraft is on Full Skis
Tail dropping down during landing on ice runway at NZPG...
Ice was slightly covered with snow and I had to much rudder input...
Practice makes perfect so time to do it again...
Comments and advice most welcome...
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